Day 28: Reflecting on the Slave Narrative

We are at the last day of February and while it’s technically the end of Black History Month that doesn’t mean we’re going to stop honoring those African American individuals who have done so much to improve/enhance the world around us.

For our final post we thought we’d take a look at slave narratives. Slave narratives offer first-hand accounts of what slavery was like from those who actually lived it. The slave narrative is not only historically significant, it also holds considerable literary value. Below you’ll find some of the more well-known slave narratives along with a few other titles that will allow you to delve further into the period in time these narratives capture. It’s important to recognize the value of these resources and remind ourselves how far we’ve come…